*The size and capacity of the theater always complied with the size and administrative importance of the city.
*The theater of Busra is the most beautiful and integrated theater of its kind in the world.
*Ancient theaters served sport, cultural, artistic and political activities of the city.
South Syria is one of the richest areas in the world with ancient ruins and artifacts that witnessed the development of arts...

"Undoubtedly, Syria is home to the oldest and most famous handicrafts that refelct Syria’s civilization, cultural heritage and identity. This industry has been a vital part of the aesthetic culture that characterized Syria throughout history,” Mr. Kenan Shammat, Head of Operations at the Syrian Company for Handicrafts said in a statement to the Syriatimes e-newspaper on the occasion of the recent opening of the company's “Ubbaha” ( luxurious) ce...

Syrian rural women play key role in their communities and they are one of the pillars of the Syrian agricultural economy because of their ability to manufacture and produce.
Within the framework of the government's plan to empower Syrian rural women, the Directorate of Agriculture in Lattakia has recently launched the home-based manufacturing units project in province countryside
“This project, which is the first of its kind in Syria, aims at e...

Quneitra – People of Quneitra and the occupied Syrian Golan commemorated on Thursday the 37th anniversary of the 1982 National Open Strike, SANA reported.
The strike, which was staged on the 14th of February 1982 and lasted for six months, came to declare rejection of the Israeli occupation authorities’ decision issued on December 14, 1981 to annex the occupied Syrian Golan and impose Israeli laws on its people.
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Ortega said that holding the Syrian presidential elections and President Al-Assad's win affirm that the Syrians are peace-loving people.

President Al-Assad also received congratulation cables from Syrian parties, commissions and expatriate societies and from Arab and international personalities.

Senders of the cables reiterated that President Al-Assad's victory is an important step to attain peace in Syria and a clear cut evidence that the Syrian people trust their president as a national leader and support his policies which aim at maintaining Syria's sovereignty and unity.

They asserted that the huge turnout on voting indicates the Syrian people's rejection of terrorism, hoping that the Syrian government's efforts to clear the country from the armed terrorist groups will be a success.

They hailed the government's keenness to attain national reconciliation all over Syria.

The cables expressed the senders' support for Syria's steadfastness and determination to confront aggressors and conspirators.